despautério

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Despautère, Frenchified surname of J. van Pauteren, Flemish grammarian. Per the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica [1], French students were compelled to learn Latin from clumsy abridgments of van Pauteren's Latin grammar "which, in its original folio editions of 1537–1538, was an excellent work".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [des.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ [des.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾju], /d͡ʒis.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [d͡ʒis.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ [d͡ʒis.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾju]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [des.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ [des.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾju], /d͡ʒis.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [d͡ʒis.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒis.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ [d͡ʒis.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾju]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [deʃ.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /deʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ [deʃ.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾju], /d͡ʒiʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [d͡ʒiʃ.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒiʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/ [d͡ʒiʃ.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾju]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [des.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /des.pawˈtɛ.ɾjo/ [des.paʊ̯ˈtɛ.ɾjo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pawˈtɛ.ɾju/

Noun

despautério m (plural despautérios)

1. nonsense, stupidity

   Synonyms: estolidez, asneira, disparate, tolice, desconchavo, irracionalidade